Seriously, some serious bad results from that crew the last year and a half:
Wheating is always hurt; and Greer/jock/mulder are nowhere to even be seen. Even Aman is only a shade of what he used to be. What's the deal with this? I thought "Row knew"?
Having been thinking about this for a while no w- How does Charles Jock keep any kind of contract? When was the last time he put out any mark that showed anything?
OTC is where everyone goes to die! Time for a coaching change!
Seems like Blankenship is the only guy who can stay in one piece.
Dont forget nothing from Abda and that Irish guy who likes to instagram a lot.
Greer and Mulder are 1500 runners, not sure why they focus on the 800m.
Both have the talent to get as close to Centrowitz as Andrews has. (And Andrews ran ~10 extra meters at nationals last week).
Jock needs to cap his volume at 60km/week and be capable of a 45+ to be effective. Not sure how he ever thought Oregon would be a good idea but I can guess. Basically, if he can't run
Row has certainly done a great job developing Hassan Mead, Blankenship and Tom Farrell. As for the rest of the group, it's a bit up and down. Most of the milers and 800m guys are hurt a lot. Mulder, Aman, J Mac, Mac Fleet, Pat Casey, Wheating, O'Lionaird are all consistently on the shelf. Sheila Reaid, Charles Jock and Harun Abda struggled with injury as of late also. Row was able to peak Symmonds quite well for Workd Champs in 2013. Besides that, it seems he can get his guys fit early, or hurt, but doesn't peak his athletes for World Champs very well.
I'd be happy to move there and help coach the 800m crew...if they take some of the guys I already coach (1:44.40/1:46.51). 😄
too many miles. forcing a 400/800 type to run the miles of a 800/1500 type does not end well. say no to cookiecutter approaches.
Shitty weather and soft water makes for weak bones and injuries. Unless you grew up there like Galen Rupp.
It starts at the U of O and continues at OTC. They have sentenced their 800 runners to DEATH
No! The 800 is alive and well in you, Gene.
Joaquim Cruz
Leann Warren
Enough said. (I just purposely dropped the mic...) Boom!
Soft water?
although Cruz went to U of O, he was not coached by anyone on their staff. De Oliviera was his coach from day one. it was basically a rupp type of setup with Salazar.
dsrunner wrote:
Greer and Mulder are 1500 runners, not sure why they focus on the 800m.
Both have the talent to get as close to Centrowitz as Andrews has. (And Andrews ran ~10 extra meters at nationals last week).
Based on what?
JRinaldi wrote:
I'd be happy to move there and help coach the 800m crew...if they take some of the guys I already coach (1:44.40/1:46.51). 😄
Holy crap. Who?!
dsrunner wrote:
Greer and Mulder are 1500 runners, not sure why they focus on the 800m.
Both have the talent to get as close to Centrowitz as Andrews has. (And Andrews ran ~10 extra meters at nationals last week).
Jock needs to cap his volume at 60km/week and be capable of a 45+ to be effective. Not sure how he ever thought Oregon would be a good idea but I can guess. Basically, if he can't run
Greer maybe but there is no friggin way Mulder is a 1500m runner.
Star wrote:
Soft water?
Water hardness refers to the amount of calcium and magnesium it has. Soft water has very little.
Someone brought up Mac Fleet who I always thought had a lot of talent.
Where has he been?
And those are a LOT of guys often injured, it is hard to believe that many guys can get so dinged up , running around. Almost illogical.
Very true , most water in Oregon is soft. Soft water = soft performances. I think portland is bit harder though,which explains NOP success. Eugene has less dissolved solids in the city drinking water. This is what the poster is referring to. Nike is in Beaverton , within vicinity of PDX for this very reason. Water quality is the single most important aspect of 800m--> distance events.